Just The Three Of Us

Aurora

Maggie wants me to talk about myself. I have no trouble doing that. I am super energetic and the life of the party but most people think I am shy. Just because I am a virgin doesn't mean I am shy. I get teased about it but I'm used to it. Most people think I am a virgin because I am waiting until marriage but the real reason is something I rather keep to myself. Well at least for now. I wish I could tell Maggie but I think she would freak out the most. She and I have been friends for twelve years now. We are so close and I am so thankful for her and her mom. Maggie's mom, Sutton is super sweet and kind. My mom was a single mom too but not because my father died. My dad left my mom when I was ten and started a new family. My mom was a waitress my whole life. She tried really hard to make sure I was taken care of but it wasn't always easy for her. Sometimes she would leave me with Maggie and her mom. I sort of grew up like a younger sister with Maggie. I like having her in my life. I don't know what I would do without her. She is like my other half. I sometimes wish I could be more like her, less afraid of the world, and took more risks like her. See, she may dress like a librarian or hot nerd but she is super cool. Shay even convinced her to get her n*****s pierced even though I think she still would have done it even if Shay hadn't had dared her. I could never do something like that. I'm not only shy but I am also too much of a good girl. I guess I just like being nice and staying in my comfort lane.

Well, anyway, since Maggie probably didn't say much about her. She is super cute. She has gorgeous long black hair and grey eyes that sparkle when she is not wearing her oversized round glasses. She always dressed safely except for when she had book signings or events. She was always hiding her true self and I don't know if it was just for her mother's sake or what. I knew Maggie was brave and independent but she still hid in her shell from time to time. I guess I am no one to talk but I try to still have fun and put myself out there. As a model, I have to be outgoing and ready to meet just about anyone. Just a few months after getting discovered at the clothing store I still work at I have been doing so many jobs. Seeing my face on a billboard was so incredible and an epic moment. I always wondered if my mom might have seen any of my pictures on the magazines I was in or saw me in the commercials I was in. I wondered if she would be proud of me. I don't have the best relationship with my mom but I still love her. It was hard to take care of me on her own. I was always skipping grades and taking extra courses in school. I tried not to be a bother to her but I guess in a way I was. I'm really glad I have Shay and Maggie, we are like our own little family. I share an apartment with Maggie and Shay lives within walking distance. These girls are my lifeline and my other halves. I don't know what I would do without them.

"I think we should have ordered pizza too," I said to Shay.

"YES, PIZZA," Shay closed her eyes in agreement.

"No, it's too late," Maggie said, always being the voice of reason.

"Icecream?" I questioned. I was the youngest of the three. I was turning 23 in three months but I feel like these two would always treat me like a baby. I didn't mind it though.

"Fine," Maggie said reluctantly.

"YES!" Shay and I shouted. The three of us were so different but yet we were the same. We were independent and working hard. We had each other and that's how it will always be. We were so close that we were all being set up with three brothers. It was all Maggie's mom's idea. It was funny and kind of interesting. I was down from the beginning. Shay wanted to do anything other than going on a date. She doesn't date. Maggie was scared and nervous as always.

"Are you sure your okay with this?" Maggie asked.

"Yes," I repeated for the hundredth time. "We are going"

"Ugh really," Shay complained.

"Ok, fine, I'll text my mom," Maggie said. I put up a peace sign with both hands and pouted my lips at Maggie.

"It will be fine," I told her as she procrastinated texting her mom. "We are going on one date." I was still listening to BTS on my phone but then I looked for a song that I knew would cheer everyone up.

"I don't want to be in love, I don't want to be in love," I sang so loudly until I heard my girls chime in. I had already been dancing on top of Maggie's bed so I held out my hands so the girls would get up and join me. The girls began to sing louder and dance along with me.

"OMG, we're going to have to find miss librarian something to wear," I stopped mid-song over dramatically. Maggie and Shay both stopped dancing and Maggie looked at me and then slapped me with a pillow.

"Ouch," I said pretending to be hurt. "But seriously, what are you going to wear." Maggie and Shay both laughed and we let ourselves fall onto the bed.

"Do I have to go," Shay complained.

"YES!" Maggie and I shouted.

"Ugh, fine," Shay groaned. "I'm going home, now."

"Okay, bye, we love you," Both Maggie and I said bubbly.